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Show SPECIAL JACKS I HOW BEING USED I Garage Owners See Value of Revolving Jacks in Repair Shops One of those special Jacks with wheels on It to enable cars to be ma-ncuvered ma-ncuvered without trouble In close H quarters is a handy thing to have, especially in the garage where several Ciirs aro k-pt and where It Is ncc -sary to run them pretty close together In order to get th'm all In. Su h a Ja k mi relj raises thi fron: n u: fl back end of the car, and then the ve-hlole ve-hlole may he swung around to the do,-sired do,-sired point, dolnk' away with a great deal of backing and turning and wheel twisting where the mr must he worked around to the desired position under H Its own power. TO SWING CAR But It appears that a car may be FH swunp around in emergencies with-out with-out the aid of a Jack of the kind men-Honed, men-Honed, providing one of those shallow ii pane, such as Is often slid under a car to catch any oil or grease drip from the motor a chassis, is at hand. We hail stored our car In a garage when- th' space t"i turning and man-eUVering man-eUVering was very small indeed, and In the absence of a Jack with wheels on it. the garage attendant merely backed th- car onto tho oil pan. which by the way had a sllgh film of oil 1 1 1 1 I U I ' I Ml.'. . I 111 l With Ihr 1 ' 1 tin -1 11 1 1 11 k on the Iris pan. ho merely pushed the car side-ways, side-ways, and the tires slid across the oiled surface or th pun a compllshing tho swinging process in a unique manner. And whll- It Is not advocated that such a use be habitually made of the pan. since It Is noe too good for the tires to got them In oil nevertheless, It is a kink worth knowing for emergencies. Motor Life. |